Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1881, Page 1

VOLUME XL. EMBROIDERIES. Madison and Peoria-sts. HALF “LESS THAN HALF PRICE!" EMBROIDERIES Patterns Innumerable! ONE LOT! 2 o B Inches wide,” i0c! ONE LOT! 48 10 4 Inches wlde,” . I8¢l ' ONE LOT'! ¢4 10 b Inches wide,” 20c! - Wider Widths in like broporflan. Samples Mailed! IN47DAYS WE SHALL MOYE TO State & Madison-sts. “AS USUAL,” [BADERS ANpF PRONOTERS Popular Prices. Madison & Peoria-sts NMOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. St Louls, Jerseyville & Springfield Railroad Company. @Gcneral Ofcos—Jerseyville, Iiinots. 0o and afte LEY VILLE, 1L, 11th Fabruary, 181, o and aftor the Zist day of Fobrnary, and unti] tho £4h day of Macch, 1531 proposala will 13 ‘Tocoved for 1he contructian, krnifing, and Umbor work of tho St Lonie, Jorseyvitlo & Spritytiola Rallrond, Lrotiies. approxininto astinintes of quantities, and attother Information can' be obtainod at the ofico Biter tho dato firat named, The work will be divided Into throo parts, for all or Sluier of whieh Lids will b recelved, tho’ Conipany ln'-.-rvlnemurl.‘lhuufl-‘jeclan or all bids. topusals must by nddresscd to Jumus A. Locke, President, Jnlm!vlllgkl‘lll.vs LOCKE, Prestdont. MES A, ‘restdon| 8 MASTEN, Chiof Enitncor, Haotice to Contractors, Bealed Proposals will bo rocofved until Feb. 23, 1851, &t1'elock p.in., for th wroughtand cast fron worki Hhasfor o earpontar work, pinstoring, painting and flastug tor the dtcrean County dnil, nt Moomingtan, s lans and pneclications can he'seen at 11 Ac SIS Ler's architeet ofice, ‘Tho_Bullding serven the right 16 rejuct any knd aii Cammilttes To- bids. BROKAW, Chnairmian lIlIIIAd'HvK Coumitteo. VACCINE. i PO, lnimal Vaceine, FRESH EVERY DAY.. GALE & BLOCKI, IEMINTS AND DRUGGISTR, i 44 © 46 Monroe.st, (Palmer and 136 N, Clarli-at,, Chicago. e Ay G Fow Gvion i Now Prioss. Pty Mew Cattogue, Bont Froe, FeBa Wanted Tn over g::luly. Where wi i e 50 agent "willsel] famble whijlexnle, RI Templo of Musie, 3 130 Btato 5t., Chleago. e} E——— ey JZSS'E{\'I_QILQM:S' AEET 3 s STUCKHOLDERS'™ HEETINGS, Leiday W dl"l‘t.;xm"“ runi nltway Cony M:““vrl‘fl [ R AT e A LA OGOk e CH AR By OF PurtMurag, Mien, oy, Jecrutary andTroasurer, N otlce tasdh Beid 1t} REED'S * Jine Bpectacy Bl tReciacis v lted to a 5 3,150 811 stehts on sctentl bes Hariotare, hiold Glassts, Tolorcopum M10 ES QL RIT N ncm" 04 Dargm, = > turnto, N TNt with fionr g, 0% . 114 Eugy ) Slove; LG Tlfi’)\“}'{fi Tirny. pdolphiat mow'uccapiad by 10 Pusnciaton L1 L W oo at, onas, APPIT 0 together or S FINANCIaL, ESTATE LOKNS, AV Laweat 1t B2 made b, e D & ufumx,nr, @ Ls Ballo-at. Chye Telbnne, 503,804, Population of Chieago, = = "TizEne were Liventy-six eases of small- pox in Brooklyn lnst weel, and many deaths re- sulted, Searlet-tever of n virnlent typo pre- valls nlso in that eity, Among the victims of the tatter (lsease was o young Dublin mer- chiant, George IL Belas, who eame to this country with the Intention of going into business, in -Chicago. The remaing of the unfortunate maN were burled in tho potter’s fleld by the IHosplial authorls tles. ‘Tho fact was discovered yesterday, and his friends wera communleated with, A mun named Murphy, who ealled at the headquarters of the Commissloner of Charlty that he might be sent to hospital; dropped dead whils waiting for his turn to makeapplication, and an unknown Boston clergyman who dled from small-pox hans been consigned to tho potter’s field, which seens to be u favorlt burylng-ground with Brooklyn hospltat oflicials. | —— A torniurf story Is reported from the vieinity of Jackson, Moore County, Vi Ten men slept-in n temporary shed in the woods which was roofed with carth, and had on the roof some rocks to keep it from being blown down. The benms supporting tho roof gave way, and came down with a crash on the sleepers, A barrel of turpentine enught fire, and elght of the victims wero absolutely ronsted. Only two eseaped with their Jives, and they aro suffering from many wounds and blisters, ——— Mn. Tuekrr announced the death of the Hon. Fernando Wood in the Houso yester- day. Tho usual resolutions on such occa- slons wero passed. Mr., "Tucker and Mr, Cox made some feeling alluslons to thelr late col- lengue, ofter which Messrs, Tucker, Frye, Dannell, Phelps, Mills, McKinley, Carlisle, Chittenden, and Hutchins wore appolnted committee to superintend the funeral cere- monies. As nmark of respect to the memory of tho diztinguished deceased, the 1lowse nd- Journed, Frexcir and British influence s at a dls- count in Constantinople. The Sultan, feellns assured that both Powers are afrald to go to war, pays no attentlon to the representations of either natlon. Tho British Awmbassador to Turkey has In consequence nsked Bismarck, who i3 not wanting In influence with the Parte, to tako the inltiative In trying to set- tle the disputo bptween Greees and Turkey, and Bismarck liag willingly consented; at least so It Is suld. Fioung, the historian, who Is to write tho Hfoof Carlyle, saya that many valuable po- purs, letters, and manuscripts left by tho de- ceased author will be published in n soparate formn. Among those to hio published are let- tersto him from Gocethe, Johin Stuart ML, Lelgh 1lunt, Dickens, 'I'iackeray, Emerson, arkl others, besides reminiscences relating to his father and mother, Edward Irving, and Lord Jeltrey, 9 | JMn. PARSELL’S stay on the Continent Is declared by the Land-Leaguers to be not due to fear of narest, but to tho fact that business of Importance in connection with tho League had to bo trausacted on the Continent on account of tho esplonage oxercised by the British Government on the actions of the Leaguers, Mr, Parnoll has declined to come to Amerlea at the request of the League, for some time at lest. — J. C. Anenre, o New York theatrieal man- nger, has been arrested at the instance of the Bociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren for ndmitting boys under 14 years of age 1o his thentre contrary to the statute. Tho penaity for theoffense Is ono year's Impris- onment and a fine not to exceed $230, Aberlo clafms that the prosccution Is the work of conspirators who seok to ruln his business, T Unlted States Natlonal Bank of Now York was organized yesterday. ‘Tho Direct- ors aro Gen. Grant, I, Victor Newcomb, 1L F. Vail, Morrls K. Jessup, MHenry 13, Ilyde, Logan C. Murray, W. R. Travers, and John J. McCook. The bank will commenco bysl- ness tho 18t of March, M. Victor Newcoilib becomes Presidont and Logan €, Murray Cashler, | St WiLrrax Hanrcourr mado 8 state- ment In the Ilouseof Commons yesterday which was a virtual admisslon that letterd in transit through the Post-Ofice have been opened by the Government ofticnls, with a view, doubtless, of ascertaining what the Irish ngitators are doing. Mr, Cowen, n Radleal membur, gave notico that he would call the attentlon ot tho Ifouse to the matter at a future day. ————— It is reported that the widow of Gen. Georgo I, Thomns, the hero of Chicka- mauga, 1s In destituto clreumstances, It ap- vears that shie recelves but o miserable stl- pend of $30 per month from tho pension tund, Congress should not bo slow to put an end to this state of things by increansing the penslon to a respectably figure, —— Mavonr HAnRisox sent the Council a mes- sage lust night explaining why he has not taken stops to have the pumplng-works erected. 1o thinks thoy would cost too much, that the Stato should pay for past of the work, and Is in hopes that o new canal will be soon cut, which would render tho ‘works unneccssary. Faruen HENnY GILLET, the Jesult priest, who was reported to have been shot ln Guae temaln somo time ago, has written to the New Orleans Pleayune from Britich Hon- duras saying that he' Is not dead, was not shot, was never in Guatemnla, and knows nothing about its politics. The lctter bears duto Feb, 9, Tue subsidy smendment to the Post-Oflico Appropriation Mlt was dlscussed at conslder- able length In the Senate yesterdny, Senne tors Bayard, Beck, and Whyto offered o vig- orous opposition to the amendument. Bena- tors Morgan and Maxey favored the amend- ment, which was finally rejectéd by n voto of 85 to 14, Tr the sun never sets on the British do- minlons, tho sun never rises oua day that does not find the British Government In trouble with Its subjects, and all the troublo does not cowe from tho Irish cither. Tho Burmese have been giving trouble lately, and Burmah has been *“procizimed” In conse~ quence, A LARGELY-ATTENDED meeting of gentle~ men engaged in the Now York sugup trada was held yestorday In that city to cousider Becretary Sherman's recent lotter on the col- lectlon of dutles ow, sugar. "‘The mieeting protested agulust the course pursued by Bec- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, IB8I—TWELVE PAGLS, retary Sherman as ealenlated to enst sus- plefon on the int ty of the dealers, and deelared that the Seeretary's onder on the niatter is Hiegal, unwarranted, and unjust, ‘The sugar-men aro evidently very much nne noyed at Mr. Shermanw’s course, Tne Rev. 1. JANsENs, Viear-General of the Diocese of Richmond, hins beanappolnted Iishop ot Natchez In suecesslon to Blshop Elder, who was mada Condjutor Arehbishop of Cinelnnatl some time ago, The Rey, J.C, Neeraz, Adminlstrator of the Diocese of San Antonlo, ‘T'ex., lias been uppointed Bishop of that dlocese, M. BanrTirLEmy Thname has in- curred the displeasure of Gumbetta on ac- count of his shuflling forelgn polley, An article in a Freneh review saldito be inspived by Gambutta unqualifiedly condemns the French Forelgn Minlster's course on the Ureclk question, * — GEN. WEAVER denies the story that the Greenback pady is about to dishand and to be succeeded by a new ona to be called the Toople’s party, 1o says the Greenbnek party Is good enough for hh, and thinks it I3 good enough for the country, e ] HANLAN, the Canadian oarsman, won casily in his contest with Laycock, tho Ans- trallan onrsman, yesterday, as ever: budy ex- peeted he would, “There was Httle betting, it belng o foregona conclusion that llanian would win, ——— Iris understood that Gov. Stone, of Mis- slssippl, will appoint the Hon. Timothy E. Caoper Chief Justice ot that State In the placo of United $tates Senator-clect George, who hns reslgnd to take his placo in the Senate. Mavon IAnnisoN vetoed tho ordinance vermitting the rulsing of Eighteenth street bridge and its approaches because it con- ferred certaln rights and privileges on the Western Indiana Raliroad Company. . — ALD, Dixox intreduced an ordinnnee In the Common Councll lnst night providing that nll vinduets to be bullt over railroad crossings In the future shall bebullt and kept in repair by the rallrond companles. — A coMPANY with a capital of £500,000 ias been orgunized to run s Hne of stenmers be- tween Brazil and Ilalifax, N. 8, T'ho Brazil- lan and Dominion Governments wilt ench give tha Company n subghdy of §50,000, Gy, CoLney and his force at Mount Prospect Is surrounded by u strong foreo of Boers, Gen. Slr Evelyn Woul hns arrived at the Cape from England, and will nssume command of the Britlsh for We thonght so all along. We knew the eable mau would not Jenve us much longer Insuspense about the matter. ‘I'ho Kurdish Chilet Obeiduliah Is collecting u lurge force for tho Invasion of Persta, Irlsrimored that Seeretary Sehurz will becomo editor of the St. Louis Z¥mes after the 4th of March, M Frank Bowman, who bought tho Times, on being lntervivwed, did 1ot deny the runior. T Republean Congressmen will hold a cancus this evening to detormine the policy to be pursued with refercnce to the appro- printion bllls and the advisability of an extra session, @ AND now it Is sald that tho British Govern- ment does not intend to cause the arrest of any of tho Irish members of Parlisment under the retroactive clause of the Coerclon bill. GEN, St Fuenenick RoBERTS was pre- sented with a sword and the freedom of the city by the London Corporation yesterday, in recognition of his services in Afghanistan, ey Tz cable man hns anotlier story about the Land-League Fund, whieh, according to hin, amounts to £350,000, 11e says that it will be Invested In Ameriean sceurities, Tite Queen City Malleable' Iron-Works of Cincinnutl, owned by John 1L Barger, were destroyed by firoVesterday, Loss, $20,000; Insurance, $13,000, JANITOR JONNEON, arrested on Saturday night*on the charge of setting fire to the JMichigan Avenue Buaptist Churel, was re- leased yesterday., CoNuap L. Nimnorr was appolnted School Inspector by Mayor Harrlson lust cvening, to take the place of John C, Rlch- berg, resigned: i Max ScniEsiNaen, o woll-known Ger- man Journalist, Is dend, Ile wasthe London correspondent of the Cologno Gazette for many years, militla have boen ordered to proteet five negro murderers threatened by u lynehing party at Spring. field, Tenn, Two companles of Tz Now Jersoy State Normal Scliool at Trenton has been closed, owlng to tho dis- covery of o ense of small-pox among the puplls, STATIONARY or lower temperature, partly clondy weather, followed by snow, with nurtheast winds, is the weather outlook for to-day. ‘T Lower 1louse of the Now York Leg- Istnture has ndopted o resolution of sym- pathy with the Irish by a vote of 7 to 10, Tur. London Murk Lane Express says that tho duinnge dono by fleods to the crops in England last weok Is nlarming, A BAG factory In Charleston, 8, C., was destroyed by firo yesterday, Louss, 850,000; fully covered by insurance. Erairr Indians lost thelr llves by tho re- cont floods in the neighborhood of.llges' cawp at Poplar River, : TwENTY retnll shops, saloons, and other buildings weredeatroyed by fire ut Denison, Lex,, Sunday night. Tur Spanlsh Governient s desirous that our Government sliould negotiate a treaty of cowmerce with it. ‘Tue merchants of Germany nro slgniug a meniorial to the Government favoring tho double standard, — Epwix Bootut played the rQlo of King Lear in London last night; and bhad & most cordlal recoption. 3 < 1 Banrox ANpue pe Bubnera, & Russlan statesman and diplomatist, I3 dead, WASHINGTON. The Roach Subsidy Amend- ment Killed in the Senate. Adjournment upon Receipt of a Message Announcing Fer- nando Wooil’s Death. Early Adjournment of the House upon the News of Its Great Lioss, ' The High Position Among His Asgociates which Mr. Wood Occupied. Coming Caucus of Republicans to Consider an Extra Session. Disposition o' a Factlon of the Party to Selzg All Partisan Ad.\'m:lngns. The River and Harbor Bulldozers Putting on the Thumb- 7 screws. Prc'sldnnt Hayes Auxious to Do Any- thing to Sceurs Stanley Mate thews’ Confirmation. Oonkling Thought to Have Gone to Men- tor—Gen, Thomas' Widow—Notes and Record, IN THE SENATE, JROACIE KILLED OFF. Spectal Dispateh to Tha Chicaco Tribune. Wasiixeroy, D. C., Feb. 14.—The propo- sition to appropriate $1,000,000 for subsidies to ocean mail steamers was literally talked to death to-day In tho Senate. Bayard, ‘Whyte, and Beck spoke long and earnestly agalnst the proposition, the lutter showing by the record of tho operation of the Paclfie Mail Company wiiat would be dona with the subsidies shoult they be granted. Morgan and Maxey eudeavored to reply, uud to demonstrate that beeaitso tho lobhby had In years past pocketed g good deal of the subsi- sldles it was no slgn that they wonld do so againg but 1t wos of noavail. Some Sen- ators were opposcd to subsidies, others feared that they might be classed with THI TUOLS OF ITHIE LOUBY, and othors were tired of tho talk on the sub- ject. When at Inst o matlon was minde by Az, Teller to Iny the subsidy amerdinent ou tho table 1t wag curried 3y W'vote of Bi yons against 14 nays, Even Maxey, who had de- fended it, voted against it. 1'he question had been talked to death, The Postal Appropri- atlon bill was then passed without adivision. Mr. Bayard urged the Senate to conslder the Funding bill, but the biil for the suppression of pleurn-pueumonin was taken up, While tho stamping-out feature wasbelng discussed & messago from the House * ANNOUNCED FEINANDO WOOD'S DEATH, and tho Senate, after passing the customury resolutions, adjourned, IN TIE HOUSE, LITTLE DONE—FERNANDO WOOD. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes Wasm~aroy, D, C, Feb, M.—In the Touse, notwithstandlng but two or three weeks remaln ot the present sesslon, n con- siderable number of Lills were introduced. Many of them were for measures Involving much conslderation and likely to excitegrent oppaosition, and, ot course, there Is no reason- able expectation that anything more will by heard of them after reference to committees, Mr. Townshend, of Illkiofs, Infroduced n bill which will bo worthy of careful consid- eration by tho next Congress, It proposes to change the timo of tho assembling of Con- gress from the flrst Monday In December to the first Monday In November In each yeur. the adoption of some such measure wonld avold the necessity of protracting leglslation into the heated summer months, and would, conscquently, be an ald to Intelligent logista- tlon, THE STATES 3 performed quite & rrominent part on the roll of the Ilouse to-day, resolutions belng pre- sented from Illinols Instructing Hs Repre- sentatives to voto for an Inter-State com- mereo bill; from Indiang, to voto for s bl to prevent the spread of pluro-pneumoning from Missourl, to endeavor to seeurs o large appropriation for tho Mississippl River,— an Injunction which was guite un- necessary. Mr. Anderson introduced n LUl that may becoms a lve subject in the next Congreass, which proposes, us akd tno bill of Senator Phumby to make all lands granted to the rallroads taxable under tie authority of any State or ‘Lerritory In which they may bo loeated, ‘o District of Colum- bin oceupled the greatost portion of the day in tho louso, but their business was inter- rupted by ¥ THE BAD ANNOUNCEMENT of thedoath of, Fernando Wood., The cus- tomary resolutions were moved by Mr. ‘Tucker, from the Committeo on Ways and Means, ‘and were scconded by Mr. Cox In a very touchlng and feeling speech fn honor of the virtues and of the menory of his late colleague. 1t s nearly forty years ago alnce Mr, Wood tirst entored Congress, A committee of nine was ap- poluted to accompany tho romaing from Lite tle Rock to New York, and o day witl hero- after be sot apart for the eulogles, FEW WIO AW FERNANDO WOOD before he loft for the Ilot Springs ever ex- pected to see him return allve, and those who watehed the zeal with which ho managed the Funding bill In tho House wore nmazed that o man In his wmanifestly feeblo con- ditlon had the courage, under such difleult clrcumstances, to attompr to. control the bill, 'The* aunouncement of hisdenth was not unoxpeeted, ns thoso who knew him best scarcely supposed that ho would reach the llot-Springs ullve, Mr. Wood has had o vory henorablo career in Congress, and his conduct in the House hus always commendod him to his sssoclutes. Whatever may have been urgoed agalnst hin in the heat of partisanship before he entered Congress, his name durlng his long earveer in Congress has never buen assoclated with Jobbery, REPUBLICAN CAUOUS. CEHTAIN HEPUDBLICANS DESIIOUS OF AV~ « ING AN EXTUA SESSIQN. 8pecial Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, WasuiNatoy, D, C, Feb, 4.—~The Ro- publlcons of the Houso Lave dectded to call weanens for lo-morrow nizht, ostensibly 1o conslder the Apnortionment bill, One of the real objeets, however, I8 to determine wiat attitude the party ought ty take with reseet to an extri session of the {'or(y-snvemh Con- ress, The fact has become known that there are some Republicans—how many the eau- eus will show—who wish to linve n enbled session 0?!10 next Congress, and who desh { to have the party settls upon thelr polic; [ with respeet to this, as n pulde to the comduct of the Ropublieans for the rematnder of this sesgion, Of course, if the Itepublieans choose 1o ndopt o dilatory pol- feyy 1t 13 possible for them TO FORCK AN EXTILA SESSION, “I'hg present eandition of public business is such that a little delny upon any of the un- finlshed Appropriatlon bills woull amnke an extra sesston necessary, Some of the leaders of both parties have sald that, If the Funding bill should fall, an extra sesslon would necessartly be ealled, This does not fullow,as the $600,000,000 bonds affected by the Funding bill are slmply payable, not redeen- uble, and If the Democrnts ehinose to emmpel the conntry to lose from 1 to ! per cont in fn- terest for six months upon this amount, it is not necessary that Republicans should put the country to the expenseof an extra sesslon of Congress to save it VARIOUS REASONS are assigned In tavor of an extra session. Among them these: First, that it will he wise for Republieans, In view of the very narrow majority in the two Houses, to see to it that the Itepublicans secure the Speuker- ship aud the control of the House ns soon as possible. A singledeath, asingle defection, an unexpected event, the possible “unpopularity of somo act of the new Admihistration, might destroy the slender mujority of one, and make possible the clection of a Demo- cratle or of o Greenback Speaker, ' Second, it-may be possible for the Republicans, in view of their present harmony, at the begin- ning of & new Administration, and when the hope of securing patronage may reasqnably be entertatned, for Iustance, by Mahone, to organize the Senate, but that this will be much more diflicult after a delay of six wmonths, Third, TIE CONDITION OF TR CONTHESTS in several of the Southern States Is n strong argument that is being used In favor of an extra session. The KRepublicans wish to in- quireinto the practices adopted In several of the Congressional districts by which the Republicans or Independents were counted out, n3 n necessary condition precedent to an intelligent consideration of the electlon contests, Some of the Republicans, also, wish to semd Iuvestigating Committees South asu prellminary inquiry into an apportion- ment, on the ground that if, as is charged, colored Republicans are denled the right of suffrage In many of the States, thesoe States, under the Fourteenth Amend- nient, should be comvelled to submit to o carresponding abridiment of their repre- sentation, “I'nis view hns been openly ad- voeated in tho llouse by Crowley, of New York, who Is sald, in this matter, to hove also retlected ¢ THE VIEWS OF SENATOR CONKLING, ‘Tfiere are some, too, who think it wise not 1o allow tho Demoeritts to retain control of the ]"’“y patronage of the House, but this Is minor reason, “Chese and other nrguments will e presented in the caucus In favor of an estra sesslon, but there will be very vigorous opposition to such n course, — Those ~ who — oppose thls whil bo able to point to the fuct In the history of the country that the lmrl,\' which hns forced an extra_ sesslon has nvarlubly been Infured by it It is not nec- essary to go further back for an 1llustration than to the extra session rerently foreed by the Demuerats. ‘The leading Democrats to- duy admlt that the lwzlnnh':‘: of the downfall of their power dates from the extrn session, and that the Republlean success in the cam- paign just ended is In great measure duoe to the foolish Issues which the Demoerats then foreedl upon the country, GLN, GARPIELD, t00, {3 knov 1 to be oppesed to an extra ses- slon, as wll Presidents In the begtuning ot thelr Administrations have cimbarrassui eiouzh-without tho presence of Congr ‘The present indieations ure that the party tavor of foreing a called session of the next Coneress will bo found In thelnority, Some of tho Speakershlp candldntes are under- stood to favor an extrit session, RIVERS AND IIARBORS. BULLDOZERS, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasnisaron, . C, Fev., 14.—A member of the lMouse, who has been nmong the few who have opposed the River and Harbor Lill 1n its present formy, sakd this evening that he was notified by two members of the Com- meree Commlttee to-dny that uniess ho should cease his opposition a bill in which his constltuents ave deepty interested would be killed. Anothermemberof tho Commerce Committeo Is reported to have ad- mitted that he was overruled by o majority of the Commititee, Ilo rep- resents o dlistrict -in o State which Is to veeelve several appropriations for very small streams, to attempt to tmprove which he nppears to think that an expenditure of publie monoey woull be unwise, THIS MANAGERS of the River and Ilarbor bill are as Impatlont and intolernnt of opposition to any featuro of thut mensure as a Spanish Inquisitor could have been to dissent from one of his cherished dogmas, And yet it Is a notorious fact that the bill contains ftems nmounting to perhaps §200,000 for hnprovements which willbo of no enrthly service to anybody except the contractors who do the work, and to a few Congressmen who will make po- Htleal capital for themselves out-of tho ap- provriations. Everybady wlerstands that this isso. Thero are a great many conscien- tions and honest men in the Mouse of Repre- sentatives who aro thus feft In an extremely awkward and nncomfortable position. Sald oneof them to o TrisuNk correspondent this evenime: **1 am opposed, of cburse, to all unnecessary appropriations, but what enn 1do? Ifthobill should be pnssed by the Committeo of the Whole exactly us 1t 13, I WOULD 1B COMPELLED TO VOTE FOR IT. I could not justly do otherwise, for the ap- proprintion of gour-fifths of the munuyL netunlly necessiry to earry on fmprovements that ought to bemnade, 1t mnkes no differ- enee tomo that I llve.In a district where there are no rivers or harbors to be improved. 1do not look upon necessary internal fni- provements in a toeal light at all, believs lu thom upon prineiple, und regard them as of Nutlonal importance, 1 want to see ull the unwiso and useloss appropriutions stopped, but, for the bill as o whole, L regard It wmy duty to vote.” The bill will prabably be taken up agnin to-morrow, and lts triends hope that 1t will bo’ disposed of in two days nore, CABINET-MAKING. RETURN OF LOGAN, Special Dispaten to The Chicaga Tribune, WasuiNavoy, D, C., Feb, H.~The return of Senutor Logun from Mentor hos given the Cabinet gossips 4 new thewe, and the gossips are likely to have overything tholr own way 8o farns Gen. Logan s concerned, as he keeps his own couusel, and 18 as discreet amd taciturn as the “Oll Commander.” It 13 well undorstood that Logan went to Mentor, upon the invitation of tho President-elect, for the pur- poso of consultation with respect to tho Cabinet and other matters conuected with the new Admindstration, It is belleved, also, that, besides representing his own views upon the Cublnet, Senator Logan wus the bearer of some sort of messags from Senutor Conk- ling, At all events, Mr, Conkling was one of the earlicet to Lold o conference with the ~ The Chicage Dailn Teibune, INinois Senator upon the Iatter's return. Gen. Logan 18 reported to have informed Gen, Garfield that Robert Lineoln would e his cholce and the etinice of n eonshilerable nunber of the delegntion In Congress for the position ot Secretary of War or Sec- retary of tho Interlor, and that auch o seloction would meet with lmnrl?‘ ap 1 proval In his State, ‘This Is reported to have heen JTHE KUUSTANCE OF GEN. LOGAN'S STATE- ME It 15 known, from varlous sources, taat Gen, Ginrhield hns thonght well of tendering Lubinet pluee to Robert Lineoln should i te declded to give Ilinols & place. The only certain thing nhout the matier, towever, is thot nelther State nor man hive ) s lected, “The urgament made on betalf of A, Lineoin lshllmr. ils appointment would be n recognition of the young element In polities, and woulil e likely to be received with enthuslsm In‘r the young men, as ndicatng the fact that it I3 not necessary to serve an apprenticeship from n ward eatiens np to heeome praminent I politieal afalrs, Senator David Davig Is known to be msenrnest ndvacate of the ap- polntment of Robert Lincoln to a Cabinet place, and Gen, Garfield couid do no act that would better rlunsc the Independent third party,” which is a party of great possibla pawer {n the next Aduiinlstration, than to appolnt the son of his old frieud, ' What Mr, Conkling’s message to Mentor may have heen cannot be stated, but there is doubt as to his present position with respect to the Cublnet, CONKIING has caused it to be distinetly known h{; friends of Gen, Garlield here, and doubt b?' Garfleld hh that ho (Conkling) di- slres tha Preasury Department, but wishes it Tor Levi , Morton. Possibly Mr, Conkilug's declaration was a3 mueh fnthe nature of mand s of arequest. Morton hlmself 18 understood not to be o partienlar ns to what position e shall take, as he s to sceure some place, and there Is reavon to think the position of Secretary of the Navy would Leacceptuble to him, even If nol so to Mr, Conklimg, Uut Mr. Mortan has had the best reason for knowing that Gen, Garfield did notexpeet to appoint him to the Treasury unlesshe should change ity mind, for, beforée Congress met, Gel fleld, in diseisstng Cabinet matters Morton, told him that he did_not expect to appoint a Secretary of “tha Treasury from New York City for e renson. among others, “that ko thought It unwise that the head of tho ‘Treasury De- partment and the New York Custom-House shall be controtled by dnfluences In the same State, The great politieal problem for Gen, Garfleld to solve still remuins Iy New York, ‘The Iilinols State - Assoclation has engnged Room 827 Masonie Bullding, I street, which thev intend to keep open for any Illinols people that may come to the inauguration, ADSENT, 1t was sald fn answer to Inquiries for him to-day that “Senator Conkling had gone to New York on buslness. Thisevening it was enrrently reported, and by many belleved, that he lins gone o Mentor to_confer with G Garfield, There was ariunor at the Capitol tolay that Senator Dlaine was so- riously Ill, and speculations were rife usto the probable effect of his fliness upon cur- rent politieal events, A gentlenan who saw and conversed with Mr. Blaine to-lay, hos- ever, spolled a sensation by xlcclurlnkrllmb the Senatar is much better, and _only Keops his bed by the orders of his physielan, STANLEY MATTIIEWS, INSIDE TALK, Specral Dispateh to The Chleago Tridune, WagiNaToN, D, C,, Feb, 14,—)r, Ellot F. Shepard has been staymg In Washington for severnl days, There is considerable talle among New York politicluns of u probability that State Senntor Forster’s nomidation lor the ofiice of United States Distriet Attorney will be withdrawn from the Senate by Uresi- dent Ilayes, nnd that e Shopard will bo uominated in his stead. Whether Mr. Forster has been consulted by the President In re- gard to the withdrawalof his name Is not Known, Mr. Forster's appolutment, it has been quite generally understood, was made In deference to the adviee and wishes of Scerctary Evarts, It is now sald by zentlemen well infornied on such subjeets that President 1layes s very apxlous for the contirmation of ex-Senator Stanley Matthews, and, with the hope of being nble to bring that about, is willlng to make n concesslon in re- urd toetho successor of Gen. Wouodtord, THE PRESIDENT, it Is said, hins become convinced that, with- ‘out some such concesslon ns this, Mr. Mat- thews eannut be confirmed, and to betieve that the appolntment of Mr., Shepard would be s0 generalty neceptabloas greatly to better the prospeets of Mr. Maithews, A dis. tingulshed Now York politiclan, this even- ing, sakl: *It appears to moe that ton muclh stressIs lald upon the influence of Senutor Conkllng upon the action of the Senate lu regard to the late appointments, Of course, ho does wield a strong influen but Lum inclined to thinlk that A STILL MORE POWERFUL ODSTACLE exists to the appolntments Iately made, Whether true or not, it 3 generally believed among Democrats that the re nominn- tions were mude after n consultation be- tween President Iayes and Gen, Gartiell, mainly with a view fo relleve the Incoming Administration from possible cmbarrassment nt the very outset, Now, you ean see at once that Democratic Senaters would have no particulur desire fn that direction, The Senate will 1n all probabllity remain Demoeratio after the 4th of Murch, and thg Democratie Senntors will naturatly by glad 1o place the new Administration under obli- gations to thew IE they find un opportunity todose. 1 believe thoy are good cnoush party politiclans to reatize this, 1w not, therefore, very satguine in regand to tha con- firmution of the New York uppointmenta, nor shnll I rewmed Seuator Conkliug as atong resmlu‘llsiblu 1€ they aro refected or ot acted upon. GEN. THOMAS' WIDOW, UL BHOULD AIPLY TO CONGRESS, Spectal Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune, WasmiNaroy, D, C.,, Feb, 14,—The reportod destitution of the widow of the Iate Gen, Georgu I, Thomns is exelting general com- ment of the press, It Is nsserted by somo that sho ins never recelved any penslon, To set speeulation at rest, Commmissioner, Bent- ley was called upon to-day, and from him it was ascertained that Mrs, Thomas Is now on the rolls of tho Penslon Oftics nt the rate of 830 per month. ' Mer claim was filed in tho less February, 1819, and was allowed the following month, tho arrears being puld from March 29, 1570, the dute following that of the denth of Gon, Thomas, Thirty dollars per month 13 tho highest rate provided by the general penslon luw, THE COMMISSIONENR suys thero are very few widows of genoral officers now drawing so low o rate, Most of them have applied directly to Congross. 1le knows of no cuse where such Inerenso hins been refused by Congress. No cass hns oe- curred, where such application has been made, In which the Increase was less than 8§50 per month, and sompe were still higher, Mr. Dentley says there {3 no donbt that such an application from the wlidow of Gen, Thonms would by acted on by Congress immedintely, and nothing woulll be more cheerfully donu than afford- ing this relief for the widow of LI ROCK OF CUICKAMAUGA. 'Thora is a long 1o of precedents, There Is that of Mary A, Shiclds, widowof Brii.-Gen, Jawes Shields, This soldier was pensloned under tho general law at §30, It wus in- creased by special pet of June 18, 187, to §100, I1is widow was pensioned from the 2d of June, 1579, at $100, by aguclnl act of June 2, 180, Another cuse that of Alwirs A, Berry, Muj.-tou, Hiram G, Berry, wuuluued by apecinl act of Mareh, 1505, ke 8100 from May 3, 1685 Also Martha A, Walluee, widow of Dilg-den, W. M. L. Wallace, was pensioned under the generul law from April 10, 1562, Increased by speclal act of July s, 1808, to 550, lsa L. 1L PRICI - SIVE CENTS. ; 8 & 5 =17 /8 /8 F<] g’ = Canby, widow of Brig.-ten. E. It, 8, Canby, was pensioned under the general law, from his death, April 13, 183, to Juna. 4, 1874, a6 £:10: Incrensed by special net of June 4, 1874, to 50, CYNTHTA M'PHERSON, ° mother of Muj.-CGien. James B, McPhetaon, was penstoned hi'succlnl act of J\f»rll T 187, at 80, from Avrll 5, 1874, Tlannal W, Sums ner, widow of Maj-Gen, Litwin S, Sumner, pensloned under gencral law, from Mareli 21, 1863, at 2305 increazed by specinl act of Atg. 14,1870, to 850, “There are other giml- lur cases, It fs clar, therefore, that if the Wwldow ot “OId Tap” Thomas T suffering for tho common necessnries of “life, ng ro- ported, it Is fier vwn fault, as an_applica- tion to Congress would not be in vain. STEAMBOATS. A ILATILIL CURT REPLY, Wastixaroy, 1. C, Feb, 14.~Upon Inquis Ty ut thy ‘Treasury Depnrtment to-dny as to whether the matters recently passed npun by the Tioard of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vesséls had been approved by the Secretary, It was -nscertalned that the work 13 but partly preparad, but will be rendy for submlssion to the Secretary In atlay or g0, ki ‘The tnmendment to Itule 10 adopted by the Board, which reduces the space between the wood-work and boilers from sixteen to four Inchies, has been referred to the Solieltor of tha Trensury for an opinfon upon some legnl polnts, As soon as such actlon is rendered that partlon of the work transacted by tho Board, toxether with the opnlon of tho So- Heltor, will he lald before Secretary Sherman for nction. T’ Unlon Assoclution of N LETTER TO DUMONT, Supervising Inspector-tieneral, in which ho says: *We e led to subpose, by your o) position te the nmendment, that when the proceedings ko hefores the proval, you will endeavor to defeat Its ob- Juct by using your Influence with the Secre- tary tor that purpese, Wetrust you will not dos0.” -Dumont replies: “The matter wug presented to the Board by the Seeretary of the "Treasury, under my advice, for the pur- pose of lm\'mtv Ahe ¥ulé modified to a reason- uble extent, Whiatever course I may clioso to adopt rezarding the approval of the amended rule will be governed by eurefully-consliered reasons, founded upoi what m”mlgmem, rendered wnder the re- aponsibility of the ‘oath of oflice whieh I have taken, shall seem to be In accordance with the exaet Justice to the steamboat-own- ers, whont you represent, ns well ns lo the travélime publie, whoss hiterests are es- peelally entrusted by luws to this oflice, The fuct that w wiajority of the Doard of Super- ¥lskue Inspeetors may feel it thelr duty to leglstite purely tn the Interests of steame vessel owners, regardiess of the rights of the geueral lmhm. will not, Iam sire, even in Your estimntion, requlre this oflice to be gove erned thereby in its fudielul duty, FREE CANALS. THE SAULT STE. MAME, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Wasiusartoy, D, C, Feb, 14—The ques- tlon which has arisen in regard to making the Louisville Canal actually free, as Cons gress supposed haud boen done, by .providing i permitnent approprintion for its running expenses, hns nttracted othe attentlon of those Interested in lake navigation, and quite o nuinber of the latter have arrived, to eall the attention of Congress tow simflar ques- tlon invalved—the question of freo tolls up- onthe Snult Ste, Marie, Thé unfortunate wording of the Louisville and Portland bitl does mot, according to the deciston of Judge Luwrence, ecarry with a8 was intended, n permanent | vropriation.. It is- now proposed, It lmsslhlo to, remedy {his, and’ the matter is heing very energetically brought to the at- tentlon of mempers, i the case of the St. Mary's Canal, Congress provided for mal- ing it freo wnon the contingency of the “State of Michigan truusferrlng fts ownership. STATE 1S NOV INCLINED TO DO TN, the Government shall dxru\'hlc, by nunent approprintion, for the ranning expenses of the canal, since it Is not_deemed sufe to trust to the regularity of aunual ap- vropriations, lest the failure of some bl might leave the work without the neeessary funds for ° operating It, and this risk js - too great {0 be nssumed, in view ot the immense co ni- mereinl Interests of the luwkes, Members generally, who have been appronched on these subjeets, readily admit the« great im- portanee of netton in regurd to these canals, and It nowscems probabla that something vractical will by accomplished, notwithe standing the fact that the work of this Con gress 1s so neurly completed. NOTES, . BEAUB g Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmixaros, D, C., Feb, 14.—Represepta. tive Boyd to«luy tntroduced a billto ghiet e litle to certalu lands I Chilengo to which the heirs of Beaublen lay elnim, The blil 13 acecmpanied by o document setting forth the argiments of the Beaublen helrs. ‘The story Is an old one, and tho introduction of the bill atthis perlod of the sesslon ean have no other purpose than to sceure an additional printing of the easo at Government expense inorder that It may ho In good shape for presentation in tho next Congress. Certainly there can be no expectation of any action, fu- vorable or otherwise, at this stage of the session. HREPRESENTATIVE GEORGE R DAVIS presented In the Houss to-day n petition from tho Chienss rd of Trade agninst adulterus tion, togetl with nnother resolution of the Chicago Bourd of Trade recommending nn appropriation for n hurbor of refuge at Mide waukee. BEPRESENTATIVE HAWK presented a resolutlon concerning plenro- pneumonla, This sub])ecv. iy pemmui In the Senate, and It [3 possiblo that something may yet bo done In this Congress, but the advo- eates of the strictest . State-rights thoorles huve thus far opposed any biilwhich, if en- ucted, would have any pritetienl effeet, FILANCIS D, MOULTON, Presldent of tho Internatlonal Dalry Asso- cintion, appeared before a House Commitice In nlmuu of the very stringent bill presented by Sherwin, of Hlinols, agajust the manu- fneture and salo of aleomargarine, REPRESENTATIVE NEWDERRY I3 constantly recelving ndditional information from P'rof,” 1lind teudige to show that the Dritlsh Government had fult informatlon ns to the fraudulent fishery statlsties beforo the Hallfux award was made. Prof. Hind states that he hlmself Inforued evory Depurtinent of the Domtnlon Government ropresonted at Hallfnx of the existence of the frawds while the Commigslon was in conference, before theawar, 'l‘huSulyl.‘mmnll(cuunuul-'un-lgn Attairs Conunitteo, of which Mr, Rice, of Mussnehuscetts, Is Chajrman, has agreed to o resotutlon to ask the 1louso to send for per- sons and papers, aud will to-morrow regort to tho tull Comumittee, Tho object I8 to ses curo the attendunce of I'rof. Hind, who has ugreed to como upon teleginphie summons, COMMITTEL WORK, To the TWeatern Assoctated Press, Wasimsaroy, 1. C, Feb, 14.—The sub- comiultten of tho House Committes on Ways ancl Means took actlon on the jolnt resolus tion Introduced by Representative Whit- thorne, *To adopt o suituble meter to necn- ruwlf\' measure tho quantlty and test the fru\' ty and temporntureof distitled and malt iquors, and approprinting $250,000 for pla- elug thom i use In the distillerles,” and de- chlllu;d to report adversely to the full Come mittee. 3 WAR CLAINS, The Ilouss Commlttee oun Waor Clalms u:iruud 1o report favorably to the House the bl npproprinting 5105000 for the payment of clalmg yeported wllowed by the Commisstons ers of Claims under the uct of Culn{m irea - Murch 3, 187L 16 ombraces ninety- ¢lnlms of persons restding In Alabana, Ar- kunsus, Georgln, Loulstang, lllsulss\wl. North Caroling, South Carollua, Teninessee, Texgp, and Virginla. k. REVENUE nv.cmlx-m. i 'The recelpts from Internnl revenue to-day wemsmr.ufl; frow custows, $%7,257, n.\'x,u\'rn'i e T Revresentative 3Morton jntroduced in House to-day a- bl dlrecting the Natlona! jense The President of the Steambont ;" ew York addressed a ! Seeretary for ap - G s